Chapter 4713: House of X: Fierce Battle (21)

"Shi Difen! Shi Difen!" The main universe Iron Man flew toward Strange. Strange was looking at the magic defense network in low Earth orbit. This universe also had a magic defense network, which couldn't compare to his universe, but it also had some effect. He was thinking about how to further improve it.

"What are you doing here?" Strange's look at the main universe Iron Man wasn't very friendly. To put it impolitely, it was a bit like looking at a pile of dog shit. Of course, now he looked at everyone a bit like looking at dog shit, it was just a matter of size.

The main universe Iron Man was a bit discouraged by this look. He subconsciously flew back a bit and said: "I know you are angry, Shi Difen. I am really sorry, I sincerely apologize. I shouldn't have said those things outside the hospital room door. Anxiety is not an excuse either. I promise never again..."

Strange had already flown far away.

The main universe Iron Man didn't give up and kept nagging behind him. Strange finally stopped and looked at him: "Don't you have any proper business to do?"

"My proper business now is to apologize to you and get your forgiveness, we are teammates. And you are sad because of what I said before, I have to..."

Strange stretched out a hand and said: "What did you say outside the hospital room door?"

The main universe Iron Man was stunned. He pursed his lips and said: "Shi Difen, you are doing this again. I know you need to express yourself more magnanimously to fit your mage style, but there's no need for us to do this, right?"

"Now, repeat what you said at the hospital door."

The main universe Iron Man was very surprised again: "Shi Difen. What's wrong with you? How can you be so..."

The main universe Iron Man didn't know how to describe it. Anyway, before, Doctor Strange had never spoken to him like this. But thinking that he was angry, and hearing that his temper wasn't very good when he was a surgeon, it was normal for his attitude to change.

The main universe Iron Man muttered and finished speaking. As a result, Strange's look at him became even more contemptuous.

"You want to find a doctor from New York to replace me? Who do you plan to find? A medical consultant for Stark Industries? My God. You probably still don't know that your medical team is just a bunch of parasites who only eat medical funds. Do you believe that as long as you ask them for academic achievements, they will run away in an instant? They are just relying on those brand-name degrees and packaged resumes to cheat you, this sucker. You actually rely on this bunch of laymen. Then you'd better study your iron can well, don't have any headaches or brain fever. If you die on the operating table of a quack, I will never attend your funeral!"

The main universe Iron Man was a bit stunned by the scolding. But he first noticed: "My medical team is a bunch of parasites?! How is this possible? That's a carefully selected medical elite..."

"Do they only see patients for you?"

"Uh, I paid for it."

"How many times do you get sick a year?"

"I'm in good health."

"That is to say, they haven't seen a patient for several years. And you trust them to treat you? Doctor, whether it's internal medicine or surgery, the most important thing is experience. If you are not in clinical practice, where does the experience come from?" Strange looked at the main universe Iron Man with that look of looking at a sucker again, and then said, "Whether it's internal medicine or surgery, the most important thing is experience. If you are not in clinical practice, where does the experience come from? Hanging a name at a big hospital is just to get you to pay more money."

"But... but there are still some good doctors in New York. I was just worried that you couldn't handle it, so I..."

Strange stopped his movements, looked into the main universe Iron Man's eyes, and said: "You don't think that after my hands were injured, even those interns who can't distinguish the types of tools are better than me, so I left in a dejected way, right?"

The main universe Iron Man really wanted to ask "Isn't it?", but he didn't dare to speak, because he was afraid of angering Doctor Strange again. In this situation, saying this was really too asking for a beating.

Strange sighed and said: "It turns out you don't understand, Tony. I just lost to my own pursuit of perfection."

After speaking, he flew away, leaving the main universe Iron Man stunned in place. When he returned to the living room, Captain America pointed to the microwave for him and said: "I just made sandwiches for you."

The main universe Iron Man was a bit absent-minded, walked straight to the single sofa and sat down, not even taking off his armor. After resting for a while, Thor, whose wounds had healed a bit, came out, looked at him, bypassed him, sat on the other side of the sofa, and said: "Looks like it didn't go well?"

Iron Man came back to his senses slightly, suddenly stood up again, turned and walked toward the door. Captain America poked his head out of the room and asked: "Aren't you eating?"

"Leave the sandwich for me," he said, "I'm going next door."

The next door he mentioned wasn't Krakoa, but the Avengers headquarters of this universe. The local Avengers obviously couldn't be called welcoming to him, but they still let him in.

"Shi Difen," the main universe Iron Man shouted, "Oh, okay, Doctor Strange. I have some things I want to ask you, can we talk alone?"

Doctor Strange frowned deeply, seemingly suspecting that he had some conspiracy. However, he had already discovered Strange's actions in low Earth orbit, and could count them as wanting to talk about cooperation. He still followed the main universe Iron Man out.

"I have a question," the main universe Iron Man said, "I know mentioning that history again might offend you, but..."

"Stop!" The local Doctor Strange stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "I have no expectations for you, so whatever you say doesn't count as offensive."

"You... after your hands were injured, can you really not perform surgery at all? I mean... any surgery? Including... including... just that simplest kind of surgery." The main universe Iron Man gestured for a long time, but he really didn't know how the difficulty of neurosurgery was graded.

The local Doctor Strange looked at him with the look of looking at an idiot, and after a while, opened his mouth and said: "Are you talking about an appendectomy?"

"Wait a minute, this isn't neurosurgery, right?"

The local Doctor Strange sneered and said: "It's no different from the simple neurosurgery you imagined."

"So, you can..."

"Why do you ask this?" The local Doctor Strange asked.

The main universe Iron Man stopped talking. The local Doctor Strange sighed and said: "Leaving the operating table was my own decision."

The main universe Iron Man didn't quite understand. The local Doctor Strange had to say again: "If I had no value, the hospital would have kicked me out directly, it wouldn't be my turn to make a choice. Do you understand?"

"So you can still do it," the main universe Iron Man said, "You can perform surgery."

"Yes. It's just that compared to the surgeries I performed before, that can't be called surgery," the local Doctor Strange said, "It's probably like the difference in difficulty between knitting a scarf and building a car."

"So you left because you couldn't perform those extremely difficult surgeries?"

"Tony Stark. Is your brain not working at all?" The local Doctor Strange said, "I am a doctor, my hands are not only useful to myself. Too many people hope that I will be their last insurance after an extreme sports accident, and they might not be less wealthy than you. My surgical level is not a replaceable item that they can easily abandon. Even if there is a glimmer of hope, they will try their best to save my hands. In such treatment, even if I can't recover all functions, I can at least recover most of them. Even those surgeries that those people hope I can complete, I can complete. Still the same sentence, if not for this, how could I leave with dignity."

The main universe Iron Man felt a kind of shock. Because through Strange's reminder before, he realized that he was willing to pay a lot of money for the medical team under his hands, because nothing was more important than his life. And if he had such an excellent doctor under his hands, when he had an accident, he would definitely try his best to save him, because this was also protecting his life. The rich were never stingy about saving their lives.

In this situation, the hand function could recover 80% even if it couldn't fully recover, it shouldn't affect his actions.

"But you said your hands were shaking before..." The main universe Iron Man hesitated. This was what Shi Difen had told him privately.

"Mostly psychological reasons." The local Doctor Strange pursed his lips, obviously mentioning the past was not easy for him, and said, "When I thought I couldn't be perfect, I couldn't do anything."

The main universe Iron Man stared at him. This sentence was exactly the same as what Strange said before, "I only lose to my own pursuit of perfection." So he couldn't perform surgery, couldn't be a doctor, he just couldn't be the top doctor he was before, couldn't complete a perfect surgery like before, so he chose to leave.

"My teacher once said that because I have the power of 'belief', I will be the best mage," the local Doctor Strange said, "If I believe I can do it, maybe I can return to the operating table. But now I don't believe it anymore. What that car accident really crushed was my trust in myself."

The main universe Iron Man clenched his fists. Guilt flooded him like a tide. He had to lean against the wall to walk out. At the most critical moment when Shi Difen was looking for confidence, he was mocking him outside the door.

More importantly, he had never truly understood Shi Difen Strange. He knew he had a traumatic experience, but didn't know that he only lost to his peak self.

The main universe Iron Man had to admit that his lack of understanding made him feel worried, which made him rush to the door of the operating room and say those things. A friend he thought was very close, but he didn't understand, or even didn't know, anyone would be sad.

The main universe Iron Man felt like he had been drained of strength, or even brought to the bar by his armor, lying on the table feeling a bit dizzy. He heard a voice vaguely: "Iron Man? Iron Man? Tony Stark?"

A drink was handed to his hand. The main universe Iron Man instinctively took it and gulped it down, finally not fainting. He just breathed a sigh of relief, and the plate with the hamburger was handed over. Followed by Professor X's slightly worried face.

"Are you okay? Tony? You look a bit hypoglycemic, do you want to see a doctor?"

The main universe Iron Man pinched the hamburger, feeling a bit blocked in his throat. He took a big bite of the hamburger, shook his head while chewing: "No, I'm fine."

"You don't look like you're fine. Your brainwaves are a mess. What happened? Can you tell me?" ===== CHAPTER 4714 =====

"Are you okay, Tony? You look a bit hypoglycemic. Do you want to see a doctor?"

The main universe Iron Man clutched his burger, feeling a tightness in his throat. He took a large bite of the burger, and while chewing, he shook his head: "No, I'm fine."

"You don't look like you're fine. Your brain waves are a mess. What happened? Can you tell me about it?"